rtist residencies provide dedicated time
and space for diving head first into
creative work. Away from their usual
environment and free from distraction, imaginations can soar. The Northeast is rich with artist
alcoves—each with its own unique accommodations, working environment, and fields of study.
It’s not hard to find one to match your needs and
expectations for a creative, concentrated endeavor
this summer.

Maine
26 Split Rock Cove Summer Art Workshops
Dates: May through August, two workshops per
month. Application Deadline: TBA
Along the shore of mid-coast Maine, 26 Split
Rock Cove is a welcome retreat offering studio
space, living arrangements and workshops in
a peaceful, nurturing environment. Workshops
focus on writing and book making and are open
to beginning and practicing artists and writers.
The Artist Retreat Space apartments are quiet,
live/work one-bedrooms within walking distance of the shore and an optional studio space
is available for renters staying less than three
months. Apartments and private studio space can
be rented by week, month or year.
26 Split Rock Cove, South Thomaston, ME
(207) 596-7624
sandy@26splitrockcove.com
26splitrockcove.com
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts Artist
Residency and Workshops
Dates: Open Studio Residency: May 25–June
6. Workshop Sessions: June 8–20, June 22–July
4, July 13–25, July 27–August 8, August 10–22,
August 24–30
Application Deadlines: March 2 for Residency
and Workshop/Scholarship applicants. April 1
for Workshop/Regular applicants.
Haystack Mountain is an international,
non-profit studio program offering two-week
residency programs and one- and two-week
workshops for craft-makers and visual artists.
The Open Studio Residency is a two-week retreat
designed to foster artistic exploration and provide uninterrupted time to work between six
studios: ceramics, fiber, graphics, iron, jewelry,
and wood. Artists experiment with materials,

technology, craft, and their creative process on
an award-winning campus designed by Edward
Larrabee Barnes. Studios are open 24/7, with
classes scheduled Monday through Friday. The
Haystack community is approximately 85 participants, including staff, students, and internationally known faculty artists. Roughly fifty applicants
are selected through a competitive process, and
those selected attend for free.
22 Church St., Deer Isle, ME
(207) 348-2306
haystack@haystack-mtn.org
haystack-mtn.org
Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts Artist
Residency
Dates: Workshop Sessions: June 8–20, June 22–
July 4, July 6–25, July 27–August 8, August 10–22
Application Deadline: Half of fee due 60 days
prior to start of residency. Final payment due 30
days prior. Artists who pay their tuition in full by
March 31 receive a $100 discount.
Watershed is a place where artists with
diverse approaches and backgrounds participate
in a unique collective experience. Clay is the core
of the Watershed experience, though many artists use their time to explore, contemplate, and
experiment with various approaches to creating.
Open-concept studios are in a 16,000 square foot
building once used as a barn and are equipped
with standard ceramic equipment such as slabrollers, mixers, pugmill, wheels, extruder, and
hotbox. Artists are housed in modern, rustic cabins on Watershed’s upper campus.
19 Brick Hill Rd., Newcastle, ME
(207) 883-6075
info@watershedceramics.org
watershedceramics.org/2014-summerresidency-sessions

Massachusetts
Goetemann Residency at Rocky Neck Art
Colony Artist Residency
Dates: Three One-month Sessions: May 15–June
15, July 9–August 10, September 6–October 6.
(Possible Two-week Residency between May 15
and October 6.). Application Deadline: March 15
Named in honor of founder Gordon
Goetemann, The Goetemann Residency on
coastal Cape Ann is now in its 10th year and

offers a private live/work studio in the heart of
a thriving art community. The artists selected
evidence high-level accomplishment, originality
and seriousness of purpose. One applicant will
be selected for each term. Artists at any stage of
professional development—who are adopting a
fresh perspective on visual issues and personal
interpretation, as well as those working in more
traditional forms—are encouraged to apply. The
program includes prime studio/gallery/living
space (including utilities), press coverage, art
sales opportunities, and access to a rich cultural
community.
37 Rocky Neck Ave., Gloucester, MA
residency@rockyneckartcolony.org
rockyneckartcolony.org
Montserrat College of Art Summer Immersive
Art Workshops
Dates: One-week Intensive Sessions: June 9–13,
June 16–20, June 23–27, July 7–11
Application Deadlines: May 10
Early Bird: April 10
Located just north of Boston, Montserrat offers
a beautiful seaside setting and walkable town
center ideal for focused study. From painting,
fiber arts and film to performance arts, comics
and creative writing, week-long intensive courses
are designed to allow participants time and
instruction to explore new avenues of creativity.
Instructors hail from Montserrat and beyond
and are widely recognized educators who form

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the core of a unique environment. Affordable
accommodations and evening activities foster a
residential community of individuals who share a
creative spirit and commitment, both during and
outside of class.
23 Essex St., Beverly, MA
(978) 867-9661
ce@montserrat.edu
montserrat.edu/continuing-ed
The Lillian Orlowsky and William Freed
Museum School at the Provincetown Art
Association and Museum Art Workshops
Dates: Mid-June–September
Deadline: Rolling admissions, first come
For the past century, Provincetown has
welcomed, nurtured, and inspired artists from
all over the world—not just to create, but to

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connect with the town and its people. As the
Provincetown Art Association and Museum
celebrates PAAM100: A Century of Inspiration,
the Museum School presents new workshops in
drawing, mixed media, painting, printmaking, art
history, plein air painting, and art and technology. Visit for a day, a week, a series or the season
and enjoy the benefits of being in a school, artist’s
association and museum. Wander the galleries,
join a life drawing session, or drop in for a lecture
at America’s oldest continuing art colony.
460 Commercial St., Provincetown, MA
(508) 487-1750
paam.org

Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill offers
Summer Workshops in painting, drawing,
photography, writing, ceramics and much
more. A new Ceramic Artist in Residency
program begins in 2014 from Feb.1–May 1.
See our website for more details:

www.castlehill.org/residency.html

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tory building in Northampton, MA, Zea Mays
Printmaking is one of the country’s premier
“green” print studios. Residencies are custom
designed to fit an artist’s unique needs and
include working in a private or community studio, personalized instruction, workshops and
individualized critiques. The Residency program
is an opportunity to work in a cutting-edge studio, research center, educational institution and
artist community with prolonged time to work in
the printmaking studio.
230 Riverside Dr., Florence, MA
(413) 584-1783
liz@zeamaysprintmaking.com
zeamaysprintmaking.com/residencies

June 15–20. Meet the Masters Series: Various
dates April–July. Deadline: Rolling admissions
The New Hampshire Institute of Art offers
a diverse range of creative workshops led by
nationally and internationally known artists
such as Koo Schadler, Robert Carsten, Geoffrey
Lawrence, and Dan Weldon. Meet the Masters
workshops are given in drawing, painting, photography, printmaking, jewelry, creative writing
or writing for stage and screen. Workshops range
from two to five days, and are held at the NHIA
in Manchester, NH or Sharon Arts Center in
Sharon, NH. NHIA also offers the opportunity to
explore Mount Monadnock during a week-long
workshop in both plein-air painting and digital
landscape photography.
Sharon Arts Center Campus:
457 NH Rt. 123, Sharon, NH
(603) 924-7256
Live Registration Hours: M–F 9–3

and sculpture park dedicated to supporting both
emerging and established artists in the creation
of new and progressive work. The residency
program strives to nurture a continuous stream
of creative development through weekly studio
visits as well as presentations from resident and
visiting artists. It includes housing, meals, staff
support, and 24-hour access to studio spaces and
on-site facilities. Workshops are held in a variety
of disciplines, taught by regional and national
artists who offer the time and space to experiment with the new skills and artistic processes.
19 Cary Lane, Salem, NY
(518) 854-7674
info@salemartworks.com
salemartworks.com

Vermont
The Putney School Studio Art & Writing Week
and Summer Workshops
Dates: Studio Art & Writing Week and Vermont
Jazz Center Summer Workshop: August 10–16.
Workshop Sessions: June 29–July 18, July 20–
August 8. Application Deadline: Rolling admissions, first come. Early applications encouraged.
Located on a 500-acre hilltop farm in southern
Vermont, The Putney School campus has long
been a source of inspiration. Now in its fourth
year, the Studio Art & Writing Week welcomes
those looking to invigorate and nurture their
creative spirit. Join accomplished faculty for a
one-week arts intensive program as you create
and collaborate in outdoor classrooms and arts
studios. Enjoy independent studio time in the
evening and a chance to learn from one another.
Small workshop sizes offer individual attention,
and a Certificate of Completion is available for
continuing education and professional develop-

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ten miles from Aspen, CO, Anderson Ranch is
a world-class learning community dedicated to
creativity and growth through the making and
understanding of visual arts. Workshops are
offered in ceramics, furniture and woodworking,
painting and drawing, photography and digital
media, printmaking, sculpture, and woodturning. Each one welcomes students of all levels
of experience and are designed and taught by
working artists from around the country. A
Featured Artist Lecture Series, visiting artists and
critics, artist slide lectures and annual art auction
also fill the summer months.
5263 Owl Creek Rd., Snowmass Village, CO
(970) 923-3181
info@andersonranch.org
andersonranch.org